Dr. Marc J. Selverstone to lecture at ATUDr. Marc J. Selverstone, chair of the Miller Center Presidential Recordings Program and associate professor at the University of Virginia, will be the guest speaker for the fourth annual David W. Krueger Lecture at Arkansas Tech University. Selverstone will offer a lecture entitled “Eavesdropping on Escalation: The Kennedy White House Tapes and Vietnam” at 6 p.m. on Oct. 9, in the Doc Bryan Student Services Center Lecture Hall. The event, whic...

Obituary: Carl DanielCLARKSVILLE — Carl “Dennis” Daniel, 62, of Clarksville passed away on Sept. 28 at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. He was born in Clarksville on July 30, 1952, to Aleitha Fivecoat Maxfield and Daniel Webster Daniel. He was a 1970 graduate of Clarksville High School and a 1975 graduate of Arkansas Tech University, with a B.S. in Wildlife Biology. Dennis learned the value of hard work at an early age by picking local produce...

Obituary: Brian RoseDARDANELLE — Brian Ray Rose, 43, of Ola died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. He was born Feb. 22, 1971, at Danville to Coy Lee Rose and Rachel Ann Hutchins. He attended the Ola Assembly of God Church, loved spending time with grandbabies, family, children, cruising on Carnival with his wife and riding motorcycles with his best friend, Greg Howard, his brother and numerous other friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ott and Orlene Ro...

Obituary: Mary PabstCLARKSVILLE — Mary Carleen Pabst, 78, of Coal Hill entered into eternal peace on Monday, Sept. 15, 2014, in Paris. Mary was born in Anna, Ill., on Nov. 19, 1935, to the late William Opal Pearl Newman and Mary Vesta (Brooksher) Newman. Mary was a loving wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend. She loved gardening, was an avid bird watcher and loved to be with nature at every opportunity. She brightened the l...

Obituary: Virginia WilliamsCLARKSVILLE — Virginia Williams, born Jan. 6, 1934, to Haskell and Melba Golden of Sapulpa, Okla., made her journey home to be with the Lord Sept. 25, 2014, at Johnson County Health and Rehab in Lamar with her loving family around her. She was a telephone operator who married the love of her life, Charlie Ray Williams of Coal Hill, who preceded her in death. Once married, she became a full time housewife and loving mother caring for three daug...

Obituary: Jeffrey DaywaltCLARKSVILLE — Jeffrey Robert Daywalt was born Oct. 24, 1952, to his parents in Mayflower and passed away Sept. 29, 2014, in Ozark at the age of 61. He was retired from Wells Fargo as a Human Resource Specialist. He attended grade school at San Diego Military Academy in California and graduated Citrus College for Psychology and Business. He is preceded in death by his parents, Dade and Margaret Stevens Daywalt, and a daughter, Kimberly Daywalt....

Obituary: Della LaceyOMAHA, Neb. — Della L. Lacey, 66, died Sept. 27, 2014. She was born April 29, 1948. She is preceded in death by father, John H. Lacey, and grandmother, Elizabeth Brockman. She is survived by mother, Amy Della Smith; sister, Rachel Jackson; son, Kennith and wife Petrina Lacey; grandsons, Octavius and Kennith Jr.; nine great-grandchildren; and a host of family and friends. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Eagle’s Nes...

News Briefs (Oct. 1, 2014)Opening reception for faculty exhibit The Arkansas Tech University Department of Art will host an opening reception for an exhibit featuring the works of its faculty at 2:30 p.m. today at the Norman Hall Art Gallery.Norman Hall is located on the Arkansas Tech campus in Russellville at 203 W. Q St. The event is free and open to the public. Youth Council meeting The Youth Council of the West Central Arkansas Workforce Investment Board will meet ...

Local priest removed for sexual misconductFather James Melnick was relieved of his responsibilities as pastor of St. Augustine Church in Dardanelle, St. Andrew Church in Danville and associate pastor for Hispanic Ministry at St. John Church in Russellville for sexual misconduct. He is currently suspended from active ministry by the Arkansas Diocese. Bishop Anthony Taylor, Roman Catholic Bishop of Little Rock, told area churches on Saturday and Sunday he received credible allegations o...

Beams set for new gymThe final beam was hoisted into place on the northwest corner of the new Russellville High School gymnasium on Tuesday. Russellville School District (RSD) administrators, faculty and members of the community signed the 27-foot, white beam with red and black markers, leaving their print on the $12.5 million project. The 64,000-sqaure-foot facility is to be completed by Oct. 25, 2015, leaving the RSD community in anticipation and excitement, Sup...

Alderwoman FOIs allianceThe Arkansas Valley Alliance for Economic Development (AVAFED) board approved during a called meeting Tuesday morning to respond to a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request. Freddie Harris, an alderwoman on the Russellville City Council, submitted the request Thursday afternoon to Jeff Pipkin, who is president of AVAFED and the Russellville Area Chamber of Commerce, asking for documents from both entities. The chamber doesn't receive public ...

ATU to host toy drive for tsunami victimsThere are approximately 6,200 miles between the main campus of Arkansas Tech University in Russellville and the region of Japan that was devastated by the tsunami of March 2011. Read the words of Futoshi Toba, major of the city of Rikuzentakata, Japan, and it becomes clear that a pair of English language camps that faculty, staff and students from Arkansas Tech have performed in his grief-stricken land over the past two Augusts have made the t...

Realtor's body found; suspect pleads not guiltyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A man accused of abducting and killing a real estate agent in rural Arkansas pleaded not guilty Tuesday to preliminary charges of kidnapping and capital murder, hours after the woman's body was discovered in a shallow grave. Arron Michael Lewis appeared in court Tuesday and pleaded not guilty to one count each of capital murder, kidnapping and robbery, as well as four weapons charges, according to the office of Pulaski...

Sequoyah additions approved — 9 classrooms, 1 art room will cost around $2 millionThe Russellville Board of Education approved additions to Sequoyah Elementary School after a lengthy discussion during a called meeting Monday. After Van Horn Construction Vice President Chad Weisler reiterated the importance of approving the project soon in order for it to be completed by the first day of school in August 2015, board member Wesley White made a motion to approve a plan that will add 10 rooms to the elementary school. Nine clas...

Obituary: Thomas MartinThomas W. Martin, 87, of Russellville died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. The son of Thomas and Elizabeth Louise Dixon Martin, he was born Jan. 1, 1927, in Granite City, Ill. Thomas was a United States Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. Serving at Headquarters Squadron of the 2754th Air Force Base, he received training as a Rawinsonde Operator, working in the field of radar-based weather...

Obituary: Henry BurtonHenry Burton, 78, of Dover passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, peacefully at his home. The son of Lewis and Lillie Finch Burton, he was born Nov. 9, 1935, in Purcell, Okla. He married Lucille Harris on Feb. 11, 1967, at Lake Tahoe. He was a carpenter. He was a member of the Booger Hollow Tabernacle church where he enjoyed being a handyman. Henry enjoyed hunting, taking pictures of animals, four wheeling, doing mason work around his proper...

Obituary: Katy RamboKaty Rambo, 87, of Russellville died Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She was born June 22, 1927, in Checotah, Okla., to Jason Ross and Maggie Wages New. She was a member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church for 23 years and always served and loved the Lord. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joel Rado Ra...

Obituary: Marian MooreCLARKSVILLE — Marian Adelle Moore, 57, was born June 30, 1957, Clarksville and died Sept. 28, 2014, in Clarksville. She is preceded in death by her parents, Norman Marvel and Jacqueline Watson and brother, Jerry Coffee. She is survived by two sons, Tyler Wade Moore Sr. (Aisha) of Clarksville and Ryan David Moore of North Carolina; daughter, Jessi Nicole Gatling (Cambron Sr.) of Clarksville; two brothers, James Marvel of Fayetteville and Michae...

Bones found under bridge aren’t humanDARDANELLE — After a brief investigation, authorities determined bones found in Yell County on Sunday were not human. The Dardanelle Police Department responded to a call of remains found under the Smiley Bayou bridge on State Highway 27, which is near the Wal-Mart in Dardanelle. The Yell County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) and the Arkansas State Police (ASP) also responded. A preliminary investigation revealed the bones were not human. Dardanelle ...

Bond hearingsThe following individuals appeared during felony bond hearings Monday at the Pope County Detention Center. Their names, ages, anticipated charges and bond amounts are listed. If charged, they will appear Nov. 3 in Circuit Court. • Christopher Bagby, 25, aggravated assault and two counts of second-degree battery of a correction officer — $30,000. Around 9:40 p.m. Saturday, Bagby — who was incarcerated on another matter — punched one correction ...